Protest organizers said in a statement the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement would benefit a few major corporations while sacrificing protections for public health, the environment, local jobs and indigenous rights.

The issue this time is the plan by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to alter a key provision of Japan's peace constitution to allow Japan's "Self Defense Forces" to take part in overseas military operations for the first time since World War II.

The report, officially titled "A Report to the Secretary of War, June 1945," was prepared by a small committee led by University of Chicago physicist James Franck, who warned in the document that dropping the A-bomb could trigger an arms race.

LAAYOUNE, Occupied Western Sahara, Jul 17 2015 (IPS) - Ten women are gathered to discuss how to transmit Sahrawi culture and tradition to the younger generations. As usual, itÂ´s a secret meeting. There is no other way in the capital of Western Sahara.

Homegrown organisations like Hajji's are trying to fill the gap and shoulder more of the burden. Funding drives during Ramadan have given them enough to celebrate Eid, but they too are facing shortages, particularly as UN money goes largely to foreign NGO

Same-sex relationships and diverse gender identities exist even where laws are most repressive, and levels of stigma are highest. Criminalising LGBT identities or same-sex conduct simply wonâEUR(TM)t make LGBT people disappear.